Cursive mandate, 38 other bills signed into law

7:57 AM,
Jun. 13, 2013

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Gov. Pat McCrory has cleared his desk of dozens of bills sent to him by the North Carolina General Assembly.

McCrory announced he signed 39 pieces of legislation into law, including a measure requiring public schools to teach cursive writing and multiplication tables to elementary public school students. The "Back to Basics" legislation was in part a response by legislators learning national Common Core standards ...